When Bolepu Mathabatha met with Pops Mohamed to repair his damaged kora, the moment felt like renewal rather than loss. In a short video posted on social media, Mohamed can be seen thanking Mathabatha ...

Sidelined from performance by a stroke in 2016, the masterly singing and fiery guitar technique of Dick Gaughan made him a ...

Wharton Center is kicking off the New Year with its January lineup, featuring musicals, family performances, comedians and ...

Guinea, where junta strongman Mamady Doumbouya is almost certain to win Sunday's presidential vote, is one of the world's ...

Simon Majadibodu Legendary music icon, Pops Mohamed, born Ismail Mohamed-Jan, has died at the age of 76, leaving behind a powerful legacy that forever shaped the country’s music landscape.He died on ...

Fans of Ivorian singer DJ Arafat opened his coffin Saturday to take photos of the corpse, prompting police to fire teargas after an overnight funeral concert where tens of thousands paid tribute to ...

The Grammys' country album category has been split into two for the 2026 award show. The Recording Academy has announced that the best country album category is now the best contemporary country album ...

Once confined to the courtyards, riverbanks, among cattle herders, elephant keepers, and villagers of undivided Goalpara, ...

Dec. 26 marks the first day of Kwanzaa, and the Brooklyn Children’s Museum in Crown Heights, in partnership with the Asase ...

If indulgent, lazy sea days are a highlight of an ocean voyage, then several of them back-to-back are certain to appeal. With ...

Mohamed was born on December 10, 1949 in the working-class gold-mining town of Benoni in South Africa. By his mid-teens, the ...

Lopa Kothari picks out fresh roots-based music, and Karachi-born spiritual practitioner Manizeh guides us through two tracks: one for the road, and one that reminds her of home. Show more Lopa Kothari ...